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Final Week to View Exhibitions in Teaching Gallery at UW Art Museum

May 5, 2014 — The final day to see four small exhibitions in the
Pat Guthrie Special Exhibitions Teaching Gallery in the University of Wyoming
Art Museum is Saturday, May 10.

Works of art selected with faculty from the
departments of History, Art, Art History, Anthropology and the Honors Program
for specific courses are installed and have been available to students
throughout the semester for use during the museum’s public hours.

The five courses using the teaching gallery this
semester are: Art 3002, Mesoamerican Art and Architecture; History 4480/5480,
Modern U.S. History, 1929-1960; Honors 2151, Modern Japanese Society and
Culture; and Anthropology 4020/5005, Anthropology of Childhood.

Through its “Museum as Classroom” approach, the UW
Art Museum places art at the center of learning for all ages. The museum is
located in the Centennial Complex at 2111 Willett Drive in Laramie. Hours are
Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free.

Photo:This work by Thomas Hart Benton, “The Meeting,” is among
works on display in the UW Art Museum’s Pat Guthrie Special Exhibitions
Teaching Gallery.